The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration added AOD-9604 to its Poisons Standard under performance and image-enhancing drugs (PIEDs), and possession without a legal prescription is restricted in Australia
However, they can affect blood sugar, increase hunger in some users, and carry slightly more side effect risk
The corresponding pharmacokinetic parameters are listed as follows: T max = 0.167 h, C max = 155 11.8 ng Eq./ml, AUC 0t = 4945 417 h ng Eq./ml, AUC 0 = 12956 2074 hng Eq./ml, average residence time (MRT 0-t ) of plasma total radioactivity = 33.2 1.03 h, and t 1/2 = 102 h (Table 9)
Time alone is sufficient reason
Review 2026 (Springer Inflammopharmacology, DOI 10.1007/s10787-025-01882-z) confirmed its cytoprotective effect on the digestive tract with oral doses ranging from 10 to 50 g/kg